Originally Posted by iaflyer

Well - the only way Delta could operate with 500 to 1000 less pilots is to park airplanes (as I understand the staffing right now). But since Delta is talking about cutting capacity, they could easily park airplane - poof, there goes the need for that 500-1000 pilots (if they cut enough).

Another option is to cut mainline service and replace it with RJs. That would impact mainline staffing with but would seem like less of a capacity cut..